{"product_id":"2026600000202-secondhand-the-defectors","title":"The Defectors","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1969, The Defectors is an Australian novel by Mena Calthorpe that chronicles the lives of working-class characters navigating the social and political tensions of mid-twentieth-century Australia. With a sharp, realist tone, Calthorpe presents a cast of individuals who find themselves at odds with the institutions and ideologies that shape their world, whether in the workplace, the family home, or the broader community. The narrative uncovers the quiet rebellions and moral compromises of ordinary people, illustrating how personal conviction collides with social conformity. Calthorpe writes with the same unflinching empathy that distinguished her earlier work The Dyehouse, cementing her place as a significant voice in Australian social realist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792207294683,"sku":"2026600000202-SECONDHAND","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/511dd306-2bf2-466b-b601-c261d5eb28a8.png?v=1779273509","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000202-secondhand-the-defectors","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}